The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested the man suspected of trying to rob and murder his date after an argument ensued, in which the date refused to pay for his dinner.
In February 2023, JSO detectives were called to a hospital in response to a man with gunshot wounds. Reports state that when police arrived, the victim had two bullet holes in his right arm and one bullet hole on the right side of his chest.
Police found him at the hospital while he was still conscious, but he was in too much pain to speak with police for very long.
What JSO detectives were able to gather from the initial interaction, was that the victim had been speaking to the suspect, identified as 27-year-old Jamal Moreland, on the dating app Grindr, a few days before the incident.
Police reports state that the two arranged to go on a date on Feb. 19, 2023. The victim drove out to Lemon Grass Lane to pick up Moreland, who was waiting on the street corner in front of his residence.